Definition of INFERNO

Examples of inferno in a Sentence

By the time help arrived, the fire had grown to a raging inferno. the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters

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That includes an inferno known as the Mendocino Complex, which became the largest in state history after scorching 451,388 acres. — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, "FEMA Was Overwhelmed by Hurricanes and Wildfires in 2017, GAO Says," 4 Sep. 2018 With posters of the Season 8’s inferno imagery behind her, the actress gave a twirl on the red carpet at Radio City Music Hall creating an otherworldly photo op and a divine fashion moment. — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, "Gwendoline Christie Ruled the Game of Thrones Red Carpet in a Gown of Ice and Fire," 4 Apr. 2019 But as of Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the start of the inferno, only about 60 people had provided samples to pop-up labs, said Annette Mattern, a spokeswoman for ANDE, a Colorado company that is donating use of the technology. — Kathleen Ronayne, The Seattle Times, "Light rain falling in N California could hurt search effort," 21 Nov. 2018 Firefighters struggled against rugged terrain, high winds and an August heat wave Tuesday to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California, an inferno that exploded to be nearly the size of Los Angeles in just 11 days. — Paul Elias, The Seattle Times, "Biggest blaze in California history challenges firefighters," 7 Aug. 2018 The inferno on June 14, 2017, was an astonishingly fast, highly aggressive and unusual event. — William Booth And Karla Adam, Washington Post, "Britain’s Grenfell Tower inquiry looks at how a high-rise became ‘a highly combustible death trap’," 9 June 2018 The inferno spelled disaster not only for the Edwards family, which had been curing hams for 90 years, but for the farmers who raised the ancient breeds of pig the family required. — Ruth Reichl, Town & Country, "Meet Cesare Casella, the Tuscan Chef Who's Known as the "Prosciutto Whisperer"," 21 Sep. 2018 Two small blazes burning through Northern California have grown at breathtaking speed to form a massive inferno, quickly becoming the largest active wildfire in the state. — Kristine Phillips, The Seattle Times, "Wildfires continue to char California, but one fire is in a destructive league of its own," 7 Aug. 2018 And others still are sleeping in their cars or camping in tent cities that have organically emerged in the miasma of the inferno. — Umair Irfan, Vox, "The Paradise fire is catastrophic. And the wildfire threat to California is only growing.," 17 Nov. 2018

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